{{Short description|Former Southern Pacific rail terminal, Los Angeles}} {{Use American English|date=February 2025}} {{use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox station | name = Los Angeles<br />{{small|Arcade Depot}} | style = Southern Pacific Railroad | type = | image = File:Southern Pacific Arcade Station on Alameda Street between Fourth Street & Sixth Street, ca.1895-1900 (CHS-4258).jpg | image_caption = Arcade Depot {{circa|1895–1900}} | address = Fourth and Alameda<br />Los Angeles, California | country = | coordinates = {{coord|34.0418|-118.2389|type:railwaystation_region:US-CA|display=inline,title}} | line = | other = | structure = | platform = | depth = | levels = | tracks = | baggage_check = | passengers = | pass_year = | pass_percent = | pass_system = | opened = {{start date and age|1888}}<ref name=kcet /> | closed = {{end date and age|1914}}<ref name=kcet /> | rebuilt = | owned = Southern Pacific Railroad | former = | services = {{Adjacent stations |system=Southern Pacific Railroad |line=Coast Line|left=Glendale |line2=Sunset Route|left2=First Street|to-left2=New Orleans Union Station |line3=Pasadena|left3=First Street|to-left3=Pasadena |line4=Los Angeles-San Pedro|left4=First Street|to-left4=River|right4=Clement Junction|to-right4=San Pedro |line5=Santa Monica|left5=First Street|to-left5=River|right5=Clement Junction|to-right5=Port Los Angeles |system12=Pacific Electric|line12=Edendale|left12=6th and San Pedro |line13=Los Angeles SP–Pasadena SP|right13=Aliso and San Pedro|note-mid13=(1912–1914) |line14=Sierra Vista|right14=6th and San Pedro|note-mid14=(1912–1914) }} | mpassengers = }} The '''Arcade Depot''' was the main Southern Pacific Railroad passenger railway station of Los Angeles, California between 1888 and 1914. It was located on Alameda Street, between 5th and 6th Streets. This station consolidated intercity services at a location closer to Downtown Los Angeles than the previous terminal, the San Fernando Street Depot.
==History== thumb|left|Steam train at Arcade Depot (1891) The land for the station was furnished to Southern Pacific by the City of Los Angeles, which was intended to lure the railroad to town.<ref name=Stargel2009 /> The Victorian style wooden station was completed in 1888.<ref name=Stargel2009>{{cite book |last1=Stargel |first1=Cory |last2=Stargel |first2=Sarah |title=Early Downtown Los Angeles |date=2009 |publisher=Arcadia Publishing |isbn=9780738570037 |pages=70–72}}</ref> It was located on the site of the former orange groves of William Wolfskill, on the east side of Downtown Los Angeles towards the Los Angeles River.<ref name=kcet>{{cite web |url=http://www.kcet.org/updaily/socal_focus/history/la-as-subject/lost-train-depots-of-los-angeles.html |title=Lost Train Depots of Los Angeles |first=Nathan |last=Masters |date=January 17, 2013 |work=Socal Focus |publisher=KCET |accessdate=2014-07-15}}</ref> It was a massive wooden structure, {{convert|500|ft|m}} long, with skylights and an arched roof clearing {{convert|90|ft|m}} above the platforms below.<ref name=kcet /> A palm tree was replanted outside the station during its opening year.<ref name="CityDig">{{cite magazine|title=CityDig: L.A.'s Oldest Palm Tree|author=Nathan Masters|language=en-US|magazine=Los Angeles Magazine|date=17 April 2013|url=https://www.lamag.com/citythinkblog/citydig-las-oldest-palm-tree///|access-date=2019-03-02}}</ref>
The station replaced the Southern Pacific River Station as the main L.A. passenger terminal, which was located next to a freight yard further outside of downtown L.A.<ref name=kcet />
In addition to mainline steam trains, the depot was also served by Pacific Electric Red Cars.<ref name=1958History>{{Veysey-PE-1958 |pages=11, 84–85}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=S.P. Pasadena Trains Give Way to Trolley |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/los-angeles-evening-express-sp-pasaden/151261352/ |access-date=13 July 2024 |newspaper=Los Angeles Express |via=Newspapers.com |date=May 1, 1912 |location=Los Angeles, California |page=23}} {{free access}}</ref>
By 1913, the Arcade Depot had fallen into a state of disrepair and calls were made for its replacement in anticipation of increased passenger traffic.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mayor Rose Asks Council to Act on S.P. Depot |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/los-angeles-evening-express-mayor-rose-a/151258193/ |access-date=13 July 2024 |newspaper=Los Angeles Express |via=Newspapers.com |date=November 7, 1913 |location=Los Angeles, California |page=20}} {{free access}}</ref> The station was closed in 1914 when the SP opened the Los Angeles Central Station just to the north. The old depot was demolished soon after to make room for outdoor platforms serving the new station.<ref name=kcet />
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==External links== {{commons category|position=left|Arcade Depot}} * [http://wx4.org/to/foam/maps/2Wx4/001/1892-05-01SP_LosAngelesPTT.pdf Los Angeles Train Time] Departure timetable from May 1892
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